It`s possibly a touch pricey selling at, I believe, £70 over here, and apparently you only get a mini rule book in the basic box and have to pay extra for the big hardback, which, is absolutely gorgeous, full of fluff and humour. I particularly like one of the typical "game in progress" shots, showing a game between a WW1 soldier and a gribbly red Martian

The review says it is basically 15mm but I would say it is closer to 20mm myself, but 15mm scenery still looks fine. The box contains 3 tripods, 6 stands of infantry, 6 tanks, some motorbikes and machine gun stands plus dice and counters and templates.

"Some believe that it is only great power that can hold evil in check.But that is not what I have found, it is the small everyday acts of normal folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love."Gandalf the Grey

All Quiet on the Martian Front is a 15mm battle game in miniature set during the second Martian War, circa 1910. After their first defeat a few years earlier at the hands of stiff British resistance and unexpected environmental factors, the Martians have returned. This time they have started their invasion from the New World and they established themselves well before surging forward in an unstoppable tide of destruction. The game begins on the Mississippi Defense Line, with America desperately trying to hold back the Martian advance. Super weapons by Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison are being rushed to the front.

President Roosevelt leads the nation against the blood sucking Martians and their incredible machines. Henry Ford works feverishly to produce as many of the new steam powered tanks for the front as possible. J.P. Morgan, Carnegie and Rockefeller work together to make the fearsome new Land Ironclads a reality. The United Kingdom, experienced with anti- Martian war, sends the British Expeditionary Force to help. France and Germany, untouched by any Martian machines, gather forces and build armies, but for what purpose?

Black Dust, Heat Rays, tanks upon tanks as well as miles and miles of trenches and traps…they all form the backdrop for Tripods vs. Tanks with lightning guns, Rough Riders on early Harleys, and lots more.

My mate, Andy, says they put together really well, he has assembled the legs and left the head/body? assembly loose as there are some fairly fragile bits on it and he thinks if there are any wobbly table incidents that there will be less chance of damage.

"Some believe that it is only great power that can hold evil in check.But that is not what I have found, it is the small everyday acts of normal folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love."Gandalf the Grey